2016ANNUAL REPORT

W W W . R I G H T S T E P S C D C . O R G

CELEBRATING 48 YEARS OF SERVICE IN INDIANA

HIGH QUALITY CARE - NURTURING, CARING, PREPARING

A Quality Mentor works with each site through-outthe year to provide support and on-going observation.Directors use this information in guiding classroomimprovements.There is evidence of a focus on relationships withchildren, environment, and curriculum provided inclassrooms.  Level 4 status is only maintained by remaining anationally accredited site. All 4 Right Steps sites arecurrently accredited by the National Association forthe Education of Young Children (NAEYC). There area total of 532 criteria that have to be maintained forNAEYC accreditation.   

What a PTQ Level 4 means

30 hours of in-service training for new staff 20 hours of in-service training for staff after 1st year.  ½ the staff have to meet the educational requirementsof a Child Development Associate (CDA) or above. All staff must be certified in First Aid/ CPR training

Staff goals that must be achievedGoals that must be achieved, documented and approvedfor all center staff members include:

Staff members attend annual training to remain currentin early education requirements.

Paths to QUALITY™ is Indiana’s statewide rating system for early care and education programs. It is a free resourceto help families make informed decisions and to help early care and education providers improve the quality of theirprograms. Paths to QUALITY (PTQ) is a voluntary system. Each time a program advances to the next level, theydemonstrate a commitment to supporting children’s development, learning, and future success in school and life.   Right Steps Child Development Centers continue to achieve goals for Level 4 PTQ.  All staff members participate inmaking this accomplishment possible. Renewal takes place at each center on a yearly basis. 

2016-17 IMPACT OF RIGHT STEPS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

Child develops optimallyChild Development Goals

Child is ready for kindergarten

Parent Support GoalsParents have time to pursue career and education

Parent feels supported

95% of parents are students or employed.

91% of returned parent surveys report feeling support, with a 73% return rate.

96% of children assessed are on target developmentally.

97% of 5 year-olds met benchmarks by spring.

Number of children served 520

401

253

Number of parents served

Number of single parents served

Number of families served

% on free and reduced lunch 

327

86%

Since 1969, Right Steps Child Development Centers has been dedicated to the belief that all children deserve quality child care that prepares them for future success. It is our mission to provide and advocate for that high quality child care and early education. In January of 2016, our Board of Directors voted to make Imagination Library an official program of Right Steps Child Development Centers, as a way to widen the scope of service to ALL children in the county, creating a stronger impact on the foundation of learning and literacy needed for children to succeed in learning and in life.  

Tippecanoe County Imagination Library is available to all children of our community younger than five years old. Each child enrolled into the program receives a monthly book in the mail until their fifth birthday. These age appropriate books are selected by a national committee of experts in preschool literacy. They are mailed to the child’s home with their name on the book. The books are theirs to keep encouraging within the family an excitement about books and reading with the establishment of a home library that grows through time. here are also materials sent to parents that help them see the importance of their role in reading with their children.  Right Steps considers Tippecanoe County Imagination Library an extension of our dedication to accessible early education. It is a public service that can help more children become our future successful adults.  

Tippecanoe County Imagination Library is an affiliate of the Dollywood Foundation's Imagination Library program. This national organization provides us the guidance, materials, and database to administer the program locally with minimal overhead costs.  Tippecanoe County Imagination Library is currently serving more than 1,700 children. More than 1,400 children have graduated from the program, and more register every day who need community support.  As support increases for the program, we hope to serve 5,500 children, over half of our county’s 11,000 population of very young children.   To learn more, visit www.rightstepscdc.org/imagination-library today.

RIGHT STEPS ADOPTS TIPPECANOE COUNTY IMAGINATION LIBRARY

Lafayette Breakfast Optimists Kiwannis Foundation

2016 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

EARLY EDUCATION MATCHING GRANT IS THE START OF SOMETHING NEW

Right Steps began participation with the Early Education Matching Grant (EEMG)program in the 2014-15 school year. The agency began with only five seats in the Older Pre -K room at Right Steps Downtown. It grew to include five more seats at Right Steps Dennis Burton in the 2015-16 school year. By the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, Right Steps received a contract adding five more seats at Right Steps Wabash Landing, totaling 15 EEMG seats at three of our centers.

These funds are administered by Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning. The EEMG program is ending, but in 2017 EEMG awardees are to receive similar services for the final year of the program with On My Way Pre-K funding. Right Steps will be grandfathered into the program. On My Way Pre-K began on August 21, 2017 at Right Steps Downtown, Right Steps Dennis Burton and Right Steps Wabash Landing.

No service need required     Program ended at the end of school year  CCDF Funding paid Market rate Match of 50% of funding     100% Poverty Level  Teacher had to have B.A.   Required to complete Parent Engagement     Recruitment up to site   ISTAR-KR Assessments        

Parents have to be working or in approved training Services will continue for 53 weeks Providers will receive 10% increase above CCDF rate 5% match of State portion 127% Federal Poverty Level 85% Attendance required Teacher meets PTQ Level 3 and 4 (can be on Education Plan  Parent engagement requirement Additional support for CCDF for recruitment. ISTAR-KR Assessments

Before (EEMG) Now (On My Way Pre-K)

Qualifying families can enroll their child in Pre-K free of charge with On My Way Pre-K.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR 2016 CONTRIBUTORS

Zach Ailes Lynn Barrett Noah Masoodi Brian & Kathleen             Boszer Rex & Rita Bowman Lisa Browning Steve Bruhn Tonia Bryant Annie Buckles Mary Caccavo Donna Callahan Jennifer Cioni Marilyn Cioni Dianna Clute Sarah Comerford Vernie Criswell

Rep. Sheila Klinker Shawn Leuck Elizabeth Lockrey Joanne Lytton Jill Manuel Jim Mattern Amanda McIlwain Pattie McKee Dave & Tammy       Mecklenburg William Menges Stan Mithoefer Bobbe Molter Daniel O’Brien Bill & Cathy Oates Matthew Oates Ken Pangle

AO Properties Anderson Plumbing Automated Payroll System C & N Associates, LLC Cardinal Copier Solutions Citation Homes City of Lafayette CityBus Community Foundation of      Greater Lafayette Crew Carwash Dayton-Pheonix Group Duke Energy

Cody Pettet Colton Phelan Jon Ryan Henry Schmitt Joseph Seaman Lisa Shoff Chris Sorensen Margie Story Robert Truitt Heidi Van Meter Ashley Versprille Henry & Esther Weiner Nicole Widmar Pete & Bess Witcosky Howard Zalkin Charles Zika

Ruth Dowden Don Edelen James Elicker Kim & Linda     Froberg Alan George Molly Gilbert Jason Green Carrie Groves Alee Gunderson Connie Haehnel Karl Hagen Maria Hancock Cleo Hawley James Hoffman Karen Irvine Daniel Keener

F.C. Tucker/ Lafayette Realtors Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health Haley’s Lock, Safe & Key Henriott Group, Inc. Indiana Department of Education Indiana FSSA Industrial Federal Credit Union Kirby Risk Corporation Lafayette Life Foundation Lions Club International       Lafayette District 25C Nine Irish Brothers

North Central Health Services, Inc. O’Brien & Dekker Law Firm Prompt Ambulance – Extended        Health Services Puccini’s Smiling Teeth Rotary Club of Lafayette Daybreak Subaru of Indiana Automotive Sgt. Preston’s of the North The Duke Energy Foundation The McAllister Foundation Tipmont REMC EnviroWatts Trust Tipmont REMC Operation Round Up

The Third Annual Right Steps Run raised $10,000 to support the availability of high quality child care and early education for all!

Community engagement from our contributors helps our agency's reach go further in the community. LIVE UNITED

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RIGHT STEPS ADMINISTRATION

RIGHT STEPS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

RIGHT STEPS CREASY

Vickie Pearl - President  Megan Purcell - Vice President Jim Compton - Treasurer Melissa Grabner-Hagen - Secretary Erin Easter - Parent Representative Sheila Klinker - Government Liaison Devin Arms - Member Annie Buckles - Member Sherri Davis - Member Jennie Dekker - Member Molly Gilbert - Member Carla Hicks - Member

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• All children will be actively engaged in quality early care and education that prepares them for future success and life-long learning. • All families will be partners in their child’s early care and education preparing them for future success and life-long learning.

TO PROVIDE AND ADVOCATE FOR HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION.

MISSION

VISION

Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette  honored  Right Steps Child Development Centers' Endowment for the Future!

  Marilyn RedmonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

"As the journey towards completing my bachelor’s degree comes to a close, I have been doing some reflecting on the process and what an impact this has had on my life. I wanted to extend a huge thank you for all that you have each done as you have played a major role in this incredible milestone for me. Almost 20 years ago, I walked through the doors of Dennis Burton. Tammey Lindblom was my director and she took the chance with allowing me to begin working in this field. I did not realize just how much this would change my life. I have been able to find a career and a love for what I do. The experiences I have had working with the families and children has really helped me to grow as a person and has taught me so much." 

A LETTER OF APPRECIATION

"Most of all, I have the opportunity to grow in my education and move forward in life. Although, I was reluctant to pursue the path of education there was always someone there to support me and encourage me to the point that here I am receiving a bachelor’s degree. The best part of this journey was the support system that I was provided. The moral support and encouragement from the staff, my directors, education coordinators, administrative staff, as well as the board’s support has been amazing. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!"   Best, Dawn K.

Dawn in front of Ball State University with her bachelor's degree at graduation.

100 Saw Mill Road, Suite 1200 Lafayette, IN  47905